' We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness. " On July 4, 1776, in these and other stirring words from the Declaration of Independence, the thirteen American Colonies declared their independence from England.
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